August 8, 2014
What makes unions so useful to workers?

Duane Adkinson talks “union”
In this video, UAW retiree Duane Adkinson of Garner, NC talks about what it’s meant to him to have a union on his side.
“Without collective bargaining, you don’t have any R-E-S-P-E-C-T.” — Duane Adkinson
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Pictured above: Duane and Betty Adkinson at December 2012 candlelight vigil in Raleigh against cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
This man was a wonderful advocate not only for unions but also for the working class, the working poor, the homeless and other disenfranchised people. He recently passed away,and he will be missed immensely. Shakespeare said it best: “When comes such another?” Rest in peace, my unionman friend!